Gnathophyllum americanum
bumblebee shrimp
As recorded: Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Méneville, 1855
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Palaemonidae
- Locality
- Howland Island
- Island
- Howland Island
- Region
- U.S. Outlying Islands
- Identified by
- Joseph Goy, 1989
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Gnathophyllum americanum observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 311 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.
2026-10-18
HI, US
(c) Denali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Australia
(c) Patrick Connolly, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-30
Buleleng, Bali, Indonesia
(c) sanderrij, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-29
South Kona, HI, USA
(c) kkittens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-13
Lombok Barat, ID-NB, ID
(c) drmattnimbs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-13
Lombok Barat, ID-NB, ID
(c) drmattnimbs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Gnathophyllum americanum. BPBM 4094. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36968065. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/4094.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36968065 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026